we are kind of running out of time. another deadline we are looking anotheroctober 17 -- deadline we are looking out for. >> the city council would have to approve emergency measures to keep the trash picked up. that did happen yesterday. the mayor was pleased about that. services will continue in washington. think about all of the federal workers here. local restaurants are offering deals to the government workers. a free pork sandwich offered by one restaurant except for lawmakers. >> there it just doing. -- very interesting. >> the shutdown affects all national parks.

congress as quoted dozens of veterans into the memorial on tuesday. --we were here >> this group of veterans flew in from mississippi on an honor flight. the national park service furloughed its 330 workers from the national mall. that also affects places like fort mchenry, now closed to the public. >> deborah wiener has more. >> i and embarrassed for our country. i care more about how this affects people. it is wrong. there has been much of a middle in a long time. persist aslems will

long as the stalemate persists. that also goes for the naval academy. >> a shutdown in washington is affecting life in annapolis. that is where we find jennifer franciotti. what is happening? >> it is like a spider with a lot of legs. it's been those outward. we know the status of the game is still up in the air. the military has suspended all intercollegiate sports activities on soul further notice. navy practicing yesterday because a decision is not expected until thursday. the naval academy has had to employees35 civilian on campus. arenknown number of classes right now without instructors.

>> we can use military instructors that are resident here to cover those classes this week. we anticipate there'll be some classes we have to cancel as a result of the shutdown. >> there is bipartisan support for legislation that would provide back pay for furloughed employees. whenever there has been a shutdown, back pay has always been approved. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. which part of the shutdown worries you the most? you can share your response on our facebook page, on twitter, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. dayfficials hope the second goes better than the first for people who experience errors in trying to sign up for health coverage under the affordable

care act. >> it sends you to another website for maryland. you try to go forward. you scroll to the bottom. we aret update says experiencing some difficulties and it will probably be up by noon. >> our newsroom was funded by e- mails when the site first went live on tuesday. officials are working to fix those problems. >> we will be right ñóñó

>> now weather and traffic on the 1's. >> good morning once again. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we are tracking a problem south on 95 prior to the fort mchenry toll plaza. you can see the delays are starting to fall into place. there are injuries as well. it is not having a major impact on 95. we're just seeing the first sign of a delay around o'donnell. you may want to consider 895. 895 looks good at lombard. 11 minutes on the north side. 11 minutes on the west side. 60 miles per hour on 83 at padonia. 95 from the white marsh area looking good. thing start to build at the toll

plaza. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie is joining us live from west baltimore. good morning. >> i am manipulating a marionette puppet. let's get a check of the forecast. 61 at the airport. very mild. we are flirting with a record today. i am live that the black cherry puppet theater in west baltimore. you can check out for free as part of free fall baltimore. we have two characters from the upcoming show. >> these guys are from billy goats gruff been. we have the troll and the goat. they are normally not friends. >> i love that.

we know the story. this is pretty neat to see it done with marionettes. ande get to use a full set all of the characters are marionettes. there are three goats, the troll, and a bird. >> i love this. this takes a lot of skill. it takes a lot of hand strength. >> upper arm strength to hold it. they get heavy after a while. >> they are beautiful. it takes skill to design them. >> the heads are made from clay. then we make the costumes. then we have to figure out how to make them work. you are holding the control in your hand. there are a lot of strings that come down to the puppet.

different parts of the puppet move. >> people have a chance to see this. there will be three different sundays that people can participate. this one is taking place on the 20th. there will be a workshop where people can make their own hand puppets. we will go back to tony. anype he hasn't done obscene gestures. it is out of my control. >> it is hard to do that. that troll is creeping me out. do not take anymore close-up shots of the troll. ah! thank you, ava. looks like a lot of fun. more strength than you think.

sameer-wise, it is the pattern we have had the last couple of days, warm and dry. 60 in parkton. we are forecasting high temperatures in the mid 80's this afternoon. the dew points right now are in the 50's. that will feel rather comfortable even though it is going to be warm. there could be some fog in some neighborhoods. high pressure is anchored off the mid-atlantic coast. there'll be a lot of snow in wyoming. some of that can move into north and south dakota. we will have summer temperatures on the east coast. not a lot to talk about other than the temperatures. we have a few clouds in the mountains.

mostly sunny today and warm. high temperature around 85 degrees. the record for today is 89. i think we will be close. the clouds start to thicken up in the temperature goes down. a few degrees tomorrow there is a pretty good chance for some rain sunday, monday, and tuesday. we could use some. the temperatures will cool off. >> thank you. president obama is set to meet with members of the financial orum todayor him -- f at the white house. they will talk about the need for congress to raise the debt ceiling. the jacksonville international airport is back open and running this morning. it could be some time before

everything is back to normal. there were two suspicious packages. police are still looking for suspects. chuck hagel is in south korea today. he met his south korean counterpart for annual security discussions. they are reviewing the possibility of the troops in case of any attack by north korea. >> these tonight remains committed in using all of our capabilities and our nuclear him relative to provide our allies with extended deterrence that is critical and enduring. >> the deadline for that move was scheduled for 2012 but push back to 2015.

they will continue to review the exact timing. itsacebook is encouraging mobile users to use other apps. a warning for those shopping for health care right now. jane king has the bloomberg business report. good morning to you. >> good morning. the affordable care act is in full effect. the ftc was receiving reports about scams. ignore any calls from anyone claiming to be a government official asking for personal information. on wall street, stocks rising yesterday. the economic impact would be limited but this morning we are back down again. 22 a lower open here on wall street today. abercrombie and fitch has taken

a lot of heat. the ceo said he did not want plus size customers shopping in their stores. they're launching an anti- bullying initiative. the retailer said teenagers will be able to share their experiences to help them share diversity at open forums. expect to see more ads in your facebook newsfeed. it is not only an effort to make keepmoney but to help to users engaged. back to you. >> thank you. have a great day. you can see double. amc theaters was show a double feature starting with "the hunger games" and "catching

fire." tickets are on sale now at the theaters and online. than recalling more cars because of problems with the doors. the mounting screw on the door latch can come loose. mazda will also notify owners. >> now weather and traffic on the 1's. >> good morning. the summer weather pattern is going to continue in the mid- atlantic. upper starting out in the 50's and the low 60's. make sure the kids have the summer gear this morning. by the time you pick them up, it will be around 85 degrees.

the average high this time of year is 72. time to check the roads. accident tracking an southbound 95 near the toll plaza. there is a bit of a delay on our map. thatan see at o'donnell, back up stretches back to o'donnell. you may want to consider 895. an easy shot down to the harbor tunnel. no problems to report on the north or west sides. 70 checking in around 64 miles per hour eastbound. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> 61 degrees at the airport. >> the ravens make a move to bring in some extra protection for joe flacco. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water

cooler question of the day. which part of the shutdown worries you the most? you can share your response on our facebook page, on twitter, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. including the numbers for that when hundred 89 million dollar mega jackpot -- $189 million mega jackpot. be sure to check your tickets.

>> good morning. the ravens back on the practice field today. there will be a new offense of tackle in the huddle. withavens agree to a trade eugene monroe. he went to the university of virginia. he was the eighth overall pick in the 2009 draft. he has yet to take his physical. the ravens will trade draft jags.back to the no word if he will replace bryant mckinnie at left tackle. we'll see how this plays out. the watch the capitals play their first game of the new season last night in chicago. they raise the championship banner in chicago before the

game. caps in white. his ovechkin beginning ninth year with the caps. that ties the game at one. good game but not a good result. jony oduya, a great feed in front. chicago wins 6-4. caps' home opener tomorrow night. national league wild card game in pittsburgh. the pirates take control in the second inning. marlon byrd, 1-0. pnc park is rocking. russell martin rams it. pirates win. rays and indians tonight. -4. steelers are still 0 >> i think everybody knows that.

>> 61 degrees at the airport. to football.oughs atwe are keeping a close eye an accident at the fort mchenry toll plaza. >> good morning. we are live at a puppet theater this morning. my new f

>> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 6:00 a.m. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> i'm mindy basara. >> police are on the scene of an

early morning shooting. officers responded to twin lakes jive in calverton where they heard a woman screaming. officer saw a man running from the area. police said an officer shot and killed the suspect. no officers were injured. >> police are determining if these three women are responsible for any other robberies in the area. police say the woman robbed a bank on eastern boulevard last sunday. trying to learn more about the past of this man. he was arrested on assault and theft charges. committedieve he has a series of violent crimes. >> 6:31. time for traffic and weather together on the 1's. >> the temperatures are going to

soar into the mid-80's today. the dew point is 56. it will not be like the middle of the summer with oppressive humidity. there is a little bit of fog this morning. we expect mostly sunny skies. we will check the seven-day forecast in about three minutes. >> good morning. a couple of problems on 95. left lane is closed at the fort mchenry toll plaza. that is impacting traffic just a bit. you might want to consider 895. a bit of a delay on the west side outer loop. it begins around liberty. things have opened up at baltimore national pike. the other problem on 95 is past 32, word of a crash.

a live picture shows southbound traffic pretty heavy down towards that accident scene. expect that to get worse until they are able to clear up to the shoulder. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the government is still shut down. >> there are some problems in annapolis. >> jennifer franciotti is live this morning. >> good morning. we are just now learning how widespread the impact of the government shutdown really is. the u.s. military has suspended all intercollegiate sports activities. that could force the cancellation of the navy-air force game this weekend in annapolis. the navy kept practicing yesterday. a decision is not expected until thursday.

from athletics to academics, the naval academy has had to furlough 935 people. many of them become more than half of the faculty. and unknown number of classes are right now without instructors. >> we can use military instructors that are resident here to cover those classes this week. we anticipate there'll be some classes we have to cancel as a result of the shutdown. >> he is in a unique position. he is a dual status worker who was furloughed during the sequester and now faces the shutdown. >> really just received a full paycheck about two weeks ago. and now this. yes. it is a little frustrating. we understand it is not the agency but congress trying to do what congress does.

>> he says during natural disasters, he is considered an essential employee. >> now that the sequestration and the government shutdown is present, we were told no, you are a non-essential employee. that really hurts. >> we do know there is bipartisan support to approve legislation that would approve wretch a lack of pay after the shutdown. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. which part of the shutdown worries you the most? you can share your response on our facebook page, on twitter, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> the new gun control law enters its second day. a federal judge refused to block the laws. gun rights activists waited until the last minute to file a

temporary restraining order. there was a separate request for a 90 day delay for fingerprint licensing. 6:35. 61 degrees at the airport. >> ava marie join just live in west baltimore. you are learning a new skill today. >> i am channeling a woman from a long time ago. work being done by the black cherry puppet theater. this is one of the many things you can see in free fall baltimore. here my friends are helping me with the forecast. mid climbing into the 80's this afternoon. the record today is 89. we are expecting some rain

chances friday and beyond. only a slight chance friday and saturday. by the end of this weekend, we do expect some rain to move in. we will come back and talk about the arts venues and learn how you can make these awesome puppets. stay tuned. >> 'say hello to my little friend." >> 'eat your breakfast." >> 61 degrees at the airport. an nba player teaches others. >> there is a new apartment building for wine lovers. building for wine lovers. how much that apartment will set

when you're struggling with your mortgage, your home feels like a burden.

>> a building is designed specifically for wine lovers. it has a temperature-controlled room in the basement where people can store bottles of wine. each apartment comes with -- people will be advised on food and wine pairings. tortments one from $2400

$2600 a month. >> a member of the boston celtics is proving you're never too old to learn something new. learning how to swim. he owns a lakefront home and jet skis. he says he never learned how to swim rolling up -- growing up. >> now weather and traffic on the 1's. [laughter] looks like a sea monster next to those kids. things are pretty quiet this morning. we're shooting for a high of 85 this afternoon. the humidity is not going to be too bad. it will not the muggy. the record high is 89. waveu take the boat out,

heights about a foot. we will come back and take the forecast all the way into the weekend. >> good morning. a couple of problems on 95. the biggest impact is near the toll plaza because of an accident. you can see the left lane is blocked. take 895 as your alternate. 34 miles per hour on the outer loop beginning at 795 and continuing down the west side toward baltimore national pike. you can see that delay in the outer loop. 70 still in pretty good shape. the crash off to the side on 95 at 32. perhbound 795, 59 miles hour in the owings mills area. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11.

back to you. >> 61 degrees at the airport. do not go away.

>> you will want to avoid 95 southbound just prior to the fort mchenry.

we have an accident that is creating a delay. take 895 for the next few minutes. normal delays on the west side extending back to 795. that is where things start to open up down towards 95. southbound 95 just past 32, we have an accident off to the side. that may be impacting traffic. 795 in pretty good shape southbound out of the owings mills area. we will keep you posted. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. this weather pattern will continue today. the humidity is not going to be bad. there is a little bit of fog

this morning. the dew points are in the mid to upper 50's. there could be some patchy fog in some neighborhoods. it will be dissipating quickly. we expect plenty of sunshine today. high pressure anchored off the east coast. a big storm developing around the rocky mountains. be a lot of snow in the rockies and that will move into north and south dakota. we get the summerlike conditions on the east coast. you could see a few high, thin clouds on satellite. we expect mostly sunny skies today. high temperature in the mid 80's. the record high for today is 89. 85 is possible.

the temperatures will start to go down this weekend. 83 on thursday and friday. sunday, chance for rain monday, and tuesday. we could use the rain. high temperatures get back to where they should be this time of year. ava marie has learned a new skill. >> good morning. i have to incorporate these puppets into my future forecast. we are talking about free fall baltimore. is alltractions -- it free. we are at black cherry puppet theater. you have three weekends where people can see these. sunday the 13th, the 20th, and the 27th.

these puppets are about as complicated as it gets. >> some of them can be complicated and some can be simple. >> tell us how it works. >> you have the puppet itself, which is the leopard. it is built to move -- each j oint is cut to move. once the puppet is painted, a lot of strings are attached to different parts of the puppets. those strings come up to these black things that we call the control. that is a system of levers that come across. there is a string at the end of the lever. when i lived the string, the different -- when i lift the string, the different legs move. >> even the tail is just

beautiful. >> here we have another lover. -- lever. he gets the tail to work. we rely a lot on gravity and momentum. >> laws of physics. people can check this out coming up. shows at 1:00 and 3:30. in between, workshops. we will post this on our website, wbaltv.com. ava marie, wbal-tv 11 news. it seems there is no end in sight. >> small programs of the government could open today. some of those pieces include the d.c. government and veterans programs. but senate democrats said no to

any partial fix. >> the government is shut down. if they think they will nitpick us on this, it will not work. >> some lawmakers have suggested a deal could include a deal to raise the debt ceiling so the u.s. does not run out of money to pay its bills. that could happen in about two eweeks. >> the shutdown is taking its toll on the u.s. naval academy. jennifer franciotti is live in annapolis to explain. >> that is right. is awaitingademy word to find out if this saturday's game will be canceled or not. activityegiate sports has been suspended. the naval academy has had to furlough 935 civilian employees on campus.

many of them make up more than half of the faculty. an unknown number of classes are right now without instructors. they can use military instructors that are residents here to cover those classes for the rest of this week. they do intensity some of those classes will have to be canceled. >> when will we know if the navy football team will play this saturday? >> they are awaiting word by noon tomorrow. this will be on a case-by-case basis. right now plans are up in the air. >> the government shut down brings us to some of your answers. >> this morning we asked, which part of the shutdown worries you the most?

>> we want to thank everybody for sending in their responses. >> now weather and traffic on the 1's. startll looking at a busy on 95 southbound prior to the fort mchenry. we have an accident taking up the left lane. 24 miles per hour. take 895 for the next few minutes. further southbound on 95, we have an accident past 32. as far as traffic elsewhere, backing down on the west side, 35 miles per hour. even here at baltimore national pike you can see a delay. 31 miles per hour on the north side over towards dulaney valley.

that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. it will be another warm and dry day today. we expect mostly sunny skies today. temperatures in the upper 50's and the low 60's. a high temperature of 85. 91 in tampa. the unsettled weather continues in the pacific northwest. parts of wyoming, there'll be a lot of snow. get ready for winter. we will come back and check the seven-day forecast one more time.

>> here are some stories you'll find at 7:00 a.m. on wbal plus. >> a backyard project takes a scary turn. a man is recovering from a nail gun shot to the heart. >> ouch. a pilot uses a runway for a landing strip in florida. >> two accidents on 95 this

morning. >> they have been there for a while. you can see the vehicle with its hood up. police are on the scene. this is southbound 95 just prior to the fort mchenry toll plaza. take 895 or the key bridge as your alternate. we are seeing delays at 32 but not too bad in howard county. on the north and west sides of the beltway. >> today will be the warmest day of the stretch. 85 this afternoon, almost a record. it will be warm but not humid. a chance for rain goes up this weekend. a decent chance for some rain early next week. temperatures will be back closer

to average. today, more like june. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. we want to leave you with some cool video of the northern lights from minnesota. enjoy

good morning, destructive, that's what police are calling one of two suspicious packages that forced the evacuation of a florida airport overnight.

an fbi investigation now underway. we're there live. the blame game, millions of americans voicing their anger over the government shutdown as both parties and the president point fingers. so who will blink first? and mia's story. mia farrow speaks candidly to vanity fair on woody allen, scandals in their marriage and questions as to whether frank sanatra could be their son aus real father. today, october 2nd, 2013. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, welcome to today on a wednesday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> i'm savannah guthrie along side natalie morales and al roker that just dropped a bomb

on us. you say you have amazing video later. >> amazing video. you'll want to stay tuned for this. >> he'll show you next week. let's start with the suspicious packages that lead to tense moments at the jacksonville international airport. kerry sanders is there for us this morning. what happened. >> well it is now confirmed by the jacksonville sheriff's office that one man is in custody. he has been arrested. the charges against him at this hour. planes that were in the air were first told to go into a holding pattern and those flights were diverted to nearby airports. the flights that were on the ground here, passengers, as the planes moved away from the terminals passengers had to deplane and come down and depart and make their way back. they spent the night at hotels. according to the local authorities a man that was here

and made some sort of verbal threat. a man who is known to the fbi. the fbi and the joint terrorism task force are now investigating the details of what happened here last night. >> reporter: i pulled up and they said there's a bomb threat. >> everybody started running to get up. >> reporter: tense moments at jacksonville international airport. shutdown by police because of two suspicious packages. >> a lot of people started ducking behind where the packages go. >> reporter: the airport was evacuated when a bomb squad found one package in the terminal and another in a nearby parking garage. the airport tweeting details about the incident in real time. jso bomb squad on site conducting their investigation. currently no in bound or outbound flights. >> it was a device that had some destructive nature to the degree that it needed to be taken off site to be rendered safe which is what we did.

>> reporter: despite eyewitness reports no arrests were made and there were no suspects in custody. >> we saw the guy arrest the guy earlier and throw him down on the ground and that started a long wait. >> reporter: a long wait for families relieved to be reunited with their loved ones. >> the most important thing to us is that we're all safe. >> the fbi is now leading the investigation here. it is unclear if those packages were strategically placed to cause damage or injury. meantime, this morning, because of the diverted flights, flight operations here are some what disrupted. there are at least five cancelled flights this morning but they're attempting to reschedule the passengers to get out later today. all right. kerry sanders in florida for us. thank you very much. >> the other big story, the growing public outrage on day two of the government shutdown. peter alexander is at the national mall in washington. good morning. >> good morning. the white house is telling us that the preside